Uniform button hatpin

Hatpin

Hatpin; Uniform button hatpin; from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); metal hatpin with head made from a uniform button, possibly military; on head is an image of an anchor, with the letters "S S H" above, and a rope-like edge; printed on the underside of the pin's head is "BARNUM & CO./ NEW YORK".